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Prayer, social justice are inseparable, pope tells the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to follow the example of its namesake by giving witness to their faith through serving …

New DOJ report alleges FBI ‘took minimal corrective action’ after ‘radical traditionalist’ memo
Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, manufacturers
Precious in God’s eyes: Irish primate reflects on Father Flanagan’s witness
Prayers for migrants, immigrants, refugees echo through Missouri Capitol’s rotunda
Pope Leo meets Europe’s richest man, who donated millions to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

U.S. Church

Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release

by Tony Gutiérrez

Pilgrims honor Blessed Stanley Rother, Oklahoma’s “red dirt Catholic” martyr, whose faith, service in Guatemala and sacrifice continue inspiring Catholics today.

Prayers for migrants, immigrants, refugees echo through Missouri Capitol’s rotunda

Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’

Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ at school shooting 1-year mark

Archbishop urges US to ‘rethink’ Haiti deportations after mass kidnapping, massacre

World

Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope Leo XIV expressed his sadness by the devastation wrought by a glacial collapse in the Nepal-China border, causing a deadly wave of floods and mudslides that killed …

Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem
Kraków Archdiocese to review past, current cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults
‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow
Spanish Church seeks new directions from a 16th-century mystic
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Venezuelan archbishop says hope endures as Church rebuilds from catastrophic quakes

Bishop: Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope’s visit and remain masked indefinitely

‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given August 26, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Dolly Parton’s life of faith

by Kurt Jensen

Memento mori

by Greg Erlandson

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Reviews

The End of Oak Street

by John Mulderig
‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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